Coursera vs Lincoln Educational Services
Coursera reported revenue of $758 million in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Lincoln Educational Services' $518 million in fiscal 2025. Coursera's revenue grew 9.0% in its latest year, and Lincoln Educational Services' grew 17.8%. Coursera had an operating margin of -10.2%, against 5.8% at Lincoln Educational Services. Free cash flow was $107 million at Coursera and −$27 million at Lincoln Educational Services.
Side by side
| Coursera | Lincoln Educational Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $758M | $518M |
| Revenue growth | 9.0% | 17.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 20.9% | 12.1% |
| Gross margin | 54.6% | 60.4% |
| Operating margin | −10.2% | 5.8% |
| Net margin | −6.7% | 3.9% |
| Free cash flow | $107M | −$27M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.2% | −5.3% |
| Return on capital | — | 13.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 4.1% | 1.2% |
| Last close | $3.74 | $17.66 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 24.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $42.8 million, sold $10.9 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Coursera and Lincoln Educational Services pages.